333 Gold Bracelet... First 8kt

[JimDon]

This is a new one on me. I can't recall ever seeing something marked 333 for 8 Kt gold. This is my first 8kt and my first gold at Goodwill ($5)in a while.

 

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[randazzo1]

Cool. They prob didnt know what it was.

 

[ARC]

Kinda cool.

I have personally never seen it either.

Test it ?

 

[ARC]

Errr...

I meant to say... did you TRY to test it... to see what it does...IE: Reacts... on 14 and 10 ?

 

[tamrock]

I've got some 333 gold earrings marked exactly the same I believe.

 

[dave wiseman]

Anything under 10 k is not considered gold in the U.S......What You Should Know About Karat Gold - from Jewelers of America & FACETS

 

[JimDon]

Errr...

I meant to say... did you TRY to test it... to see what it does...IE: Reacts... on 14 and 10 ?

I did test it and the 10kt acid did not fully dissolve the touch mark. Interesting for sure. It ended up weighing 1.2 g.

 

[Drmad7]

9ct is still considered gold in Europe. I list items as 9ct Solid Gold if I'm selling globally.

 

[dave wiseman]

Yes it's gold in Europe..but it's KT for karats in gold and Ct for carats in gems.

 

[GibH]

Yes it's gold in Europe..but it's KT for karats in gold and Ct for carats in gems.

Read up on marks in Britain. They did/do indeed use ct for gold.

 

[Spartcom5]

Here is an example of English using ct for gold. This is a ring I found.

 

[dave wiseman]

I was writing about about the U.S...however I didn't know that about England.

 

[tamrock]

I don't know about gold rules with the rest of the world, but these earrings I have with an alloy of 33.3% sure look like gold to me.

 

[JimDon]

Even gold Filled is technically real gold. We are splitting hairs. Just a US regulation that 10kt is the minimum standard for gold.